Information Systems in Organizations

MIS 2101.005 – Varghese Thomas – Fall 2016

Welcome to MIS2101

Welcome to MIS2101, Information Systems in Organizations.  We will not be using Blackboard for this class.  Instead, we’ll be using this site which is hosted by Community.MIS.Temple.Edu.  This site is built on WordPress, a world-class open-source blogging tool.  As part of completing the assignments in MIS2101, you will gain some experience with WordPress and other technologies.

Unlike most intro courses, this course has no required textbook.  The traditional textbook has been replaced by a collection of readings that are freely available over the Internet.  Another way you will find this class very different than most classes you will take at any university is that this class is “activity based”.  With this type of class, there is a far less traditional lecture.  We will use the time that is freed up from lectures to complete in-class activities that help students develop a deeper and more genuine understanding of the material that is discussed during our class discussions.

On this site, you will find all of the required course materials including the syllabus, links to the assigned readings, links to videos, assignments, and access to your grades for the course.  In addition announcements will be made in class and/or on this site so it is important that you check this site regularly for announcements.

Final Exam Review Session Monday Dec. 5th

Hi everyone!

The final exam review session will be on Monday, December 5th, in Alter 603 at 3:00pm. It will be Q&A, and there will be class capture. Please tell your students that if they cannot come, they can send me their questions beforehand, and I will answer them at the review session so that they can watch the answer on class capture.

Thanks,

Kasey

Office Hours for LearnIT#5

See below note from Marlea:

I will be holding office hours to assist with Learn IT #5, which is due Wednesday 11/30. My office hours are as follows:

Monday, 11/28 from 10:00 am-11:45 am in Alter 236D
Wednesday, 11/30 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm in Alter 236D

Best,
Marlea Tremper

CRM Class Reading – broken link fix

Why does my business need a CRM system?

http://www.sharepointcrmtemplate.com/blog/why-does-my-business-need-a-crm-system/

  • The process of CRM is conducted naturally by every business.
  • A formal CRM tool provides a central platform for the evolution of internal processes that ensure the business operates at optimum efficiency.
  • CRM software is a tool that should provide the structure necessary to connect the majority of customer “touchpoint
  • Every organization can take advantage of a CRM software solution in order to enhance their strategic  position.
  • Reasons to invest in CRM software will vary depending on the specific needs, size and type of business.

 

Midterm Exam#2 Review – Class Capture details

Hi everyone!

Here is the class capture link from today’s review session:

http://tucapture.fox.temple.edu/Mediasite/Play/993435c1cb60495b91b8c158e3104e791d

Please let me know if you have more questions that did not get answered. I’ll be having additional office hours this Friday from 9:00-10:30 AM in Alter 236D, so feel free to stop by! (I’ll also be having my Thursday office hours, as usual)

Kasey


Kasey Brown
Temple University, Class of 2018
Fox School of Business, Honors Program
BBA Management Information Systems
Diamond Peer Teacher, Information Systems in Organizations
kasey.brown@temple.edu